[mythtv] openbrick / frontend

[Rick Beebe]

Stephan Wentz wrote:
> hi all...
> 
> anyone ever heard of openbrick's? just read about it in a daily newsletter, 
> looks really interesting:
> 
> www.openbrick.org

I went to LinuxWorld in NYC today and they were there. I specifically 
asked about using it as a video front end. The specs don't seem too 
promising. The guy I was talking to said that they were coming out with 
a faster model in a couple of months. He thought that one would be more 
suitable.

It's a nice little box. Very rugged. No moving parts. Two ethernet 
interfaces. They seem to be pushing it mostly as a network appliance 
right now. I.e. use as a firewall. They have a 1U rackmount box that 
holds half a dozen of them. You can also buy the motherboard separately, 
I believe.

Anyway, he took my name and is going to update me when the faster box 
comes out.

--Rick